Kenneth Leslie Caldwell v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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KENNETH LESLIE CALDWELL,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2025-2014
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:24-cv-02074-SSS, Judge Stephen S. Schwartz.
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ON MOTION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Following the filing of his opening brief, Kenneth Leslie
Caldwell moves to file a supplemental appendix. We dis-
miss his appeal as frivolous. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
Mr. Caldwell filed a complaint at the United States
Court of Federal Claims alleging numerous grievances in
connection with his prior unsuccessful state and federal lit-
igation. See Caldwell v. United States, No. 2024-1102,
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CALDWELL v. US 2
2024 WL 413456 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 5, 2024). The Court of Fed-
eral Claims dismissed, concluding that Mr. Caldwell failed
to raise a non-frivolous claim against the United States
arising under a money-mandating law.
We previously considered and rejected Mr. Caldwell’s
primary arguments in support of jurisdiction, including
that the complaint’s general reference to the Fifth Amend-
ment was sufficient to confer jurisdiction. Caldwell, 2024
WL 413456, at 1 n.*. To the extent he otherwise challenges
decisions of state courts or federal courts, the Court of Fed-
eral Claims clearly lacks jurisdiction. See United States v.
Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 588 (1941) (“[I]f the relief sought
is against others than the United States the suit as to them
must be ignored as beyond the jurisdiction of the [Court of
Federal Claims].”); Straw v. United States, 4 F.4th 1358,
1362–63 (Fed. Cir. 2021) (noting this court has rejected
claims requiring the Court of Federal Claims “scrutinize
the actions of another” court (citation omitted)).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) All pending motions are denied.
(3) Each party shall bear its own costs.
December 10, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
Case: 25-2014 Document: 19 Page: 2 Filed: 12/10/2025

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